Chapter 574 - 373: Senior Sister, Don’t Be Angry—Gu Yuan Breaks the Formation! (Part 2)
Chapter 574: Chapter 373: Senior Sister, Don’t Be Angry—Gu Yuan Breaks the Formation! (Part 2)
As the seal was released, Sword Fox Immortal’s eyes suddenly turned cold, all emotions inside completely dissipated, and the pink pupils seemed to turn into a silvery white.
Jade Pot Seal.
A heart of the sword within the jade pot!
This seal was meticulously crafted by Sword Fox Immortal after breaking through to the Late Stage Golden Core. It can lock away all of a cultivator’s chaotic soul thoughts of the "seven emotions and six desires" into a bottle, leaving only the extreme rationality, an undisturbed heart for slaughter.
"Zheng!"
Though the Soul-Shocking Pipa Seal was mysterious and came from the void, Sword Fox Immortal, once locked his heart and spirit inside the Jade Bottle Seal, was undisturbed by anything external, and broke the seal instantly.
Then, Sword Fox Immortal abruptly lifted his head, causing a tremor in the void, and countless sword clangs resounded loudly.
Suddenly, on the azure Cloud Platform, a "rainstorm" began to fall.
The rainlight obscured the sky and the sun, covering the Celestial Vault, densely enveloping the entire Cloud Platform.
Wan Guling was suddenly startled by this sight.
This was not rain at all; it was clearly an endless array of sword light, numbering in the tens of thousands, vast beyond measure.
However, Wan Guling’s surprise was not due to these endless sword lights, for she understood that even a Late Stage Golden Core Cultivator could not really split the sword light into tens of thousands of strands — that would be too terrifying. One must know that each split of a strand of sword light increases its might, and if it could truly split into tens of thousands, how powerful would each sword light be?
It could probably even cut down a Daoist Embryo.
But if this sword light wasn’t real, where exactly was the true killing move?
"Ding Ling!"
With vigilance in her heart, Wan Guling gestured with her hand, and a "bell"-shaped Dharma Seal quietly circulated, hanging over her head.
This seal trembled incessantly, forming a "golden bell phantom" over her head, sheltering her beneath it.
"Dang Dang Dang!"
In that instant, the sword rain fell, clinking onto the golden bell, sounding as clear as raindrops on banana leaves.
Among them, most of the sword lights vanished like illusions, as if they had never appeared.
Only occasionally, in a fleeting glimpse, a sword light crashed down with a bang, causing the golden bell phantom to tremble incessantly.
But because the sword speed was extremely fast and came and went without pause, it formed the sound of raindrops on banana leaves.
"Not good!"
Yet before Wan Guling could breathe a sigh of relief, she discovered there was "rain seeping in" within the golden bell.
"Zheng!"
Not waiting for her to react, the endless sword rain silently "seeped through" the golden bell as if it were formless water, then, with the momentum of thunder, suddenly pierced towards the center of Wan Guling’s brows.
"Binding Yin Yang Spirit Painting Seal!"
With a wave of her hand, Wan Guling sent forth a Dharma Seal with Yin Yang colors, which transformed into a blank scroll, blocking her path.
This seal is one of the Secret Seals of the Thousand Scripture Pavilion. It requires the collection of a thousand spiritual materials to refine. Once activated, any enemy cultivator’s technique will be forcibly captured by the scroll and absorbed "into the painting." Then, when the Seal Master channels their mana, the same technique can be sent back as is, using the enemy’s own methods against them.
It is a peculiar Dharma Seal capable of both attack and defense.
"Bang Bang Bang!"
At this moment, as soon as the seal was released, numerous sword lights attacking Wan Guling were absorbed by it, as if there was an irresistible allure within the scroll, causing countless sword lights to flock towards the flames.
"What?!"
"What kind of sword technique is this?"
But the smile on her face only lasted for a moment, before Wan Guling let out an exclamation again.
It was seen that the sword lights already absorbed into the scroll were slowly "seeping out," as if the scroll were leaking water, dripping down from the back.
"Zheng!"
Although all this seemed "slow," there were so many sword lights that in just an instant, they "seeped out" again, reconsolidating, transforming into dazzling sword shadows, and once more slashing towards the center of Wan Guling’s brows.
Taiyin formless, phantom spirit unbound.
After reaching the Late Stage Golden Core, Sword Fox Immortal’s sword technique advanced further, already possessing a trace of profound "Dao Intent."
Wan Guling’s various defensive mysterious techniques were all unable to block it.
This time, the sword light was already inches away, and Wan Guling no longer had time to dodge.
With a pretty face full of resilience, she suddenly let out a sharp cry.
"Bang!"
In an instant, a bloody sound wave filled with an extremely intense foul aura erupted suddenly.
It was as if a Daoist Embryo Cultivator, in their dying wails, had detonated all their mana and divine soul, transforming it into a bloody sound wave.
The myriad sword lights instantly turned into a rain of blood, then exploded with a roar.
Not only that, the blood-colored sound wave, invisible and without form, in an instant attacked the Sea of Consciousness of Sword Fox Immortal.
The Jade Pot Seal above Sword Fox Immortal’s head turned completely blood-red in an instant, trembling violently as if it were about to explode.
Sword Fox Immortal’s expression changed dramatically, and another Dharma Seal emerged above her head, attempting to resist.
But at this moment, a figure strode forward, stepping in front of her.
The blood-colored sound waves surged like a tide, an attack of Divine Thought surpassing that of a Golden Core Cultivator, terrifying to the extreme. Yet that figure simply stood there, and the overwhelming sound waves were silently parted, as if by an invisible hand.
The figure stood on the blue Jade Platform, like a rock in the sea, unmoved by the raging waves.
"Junior Brother..."
Seeing this familiar back, Sword Fox Immortal sighed immediately.
Gu Yuan turned his head, gazed into Sword Fox Immortal’s pink eyes, and softly smiled, "Senior Sister, why not let them win a round? The Thousand Scripture Pavilion will be our neighbor in the future, we can’t let them lose too badly."
"Winning or losing is absolute, though I can still fight and deplete some more of her Mana. There’s no need for you to intervene now."
Hearing this, Sword Fox Immortal shook her head, with a slightly helpless tone.
The soul power and filth contained in this blood-colored sound wave had already surpassed her endurance limit. Although her Sword Techniques were formidable, since her attainment of Late Stage Golden Core was recent, she couldn’t contend with such vast power.
She knew she might not win in the end, but until the last moment, who could say what the outcome would be?
She was never one to give up easily.
How could a Sword Cultivator give up?
But unexpectedly, Gu Yuan suddenly jumped out and forcefully blocked the strike for her. Although she was unharmed, it wasn’t the outcome she wanted.
Could it be that she had become so weak that she needed to be carefully protected like a delicate woman?
Today was the great war for the Daoist School, involving countless spiritual resources and the school’s reputation. Every opportunity could not be missed, and Gu Yuan’s move clearly showed his concern for her, intervening early to break through the formation.
But she still had strength left; even delaying for another moment would be beneficial.
"In the path of cultivation, avoid arrogance and impatience, don’t overestimate oneself. I don’t need your careful protection..."
"Be cautious!"
But at this point, more words were futile. Sword Fox Immortal gently transmitted her voice to Gu Yuan with a warning before floating away.
"Senior Sister, don’t be upset. It’s not overconfidence, just that today you truly didn’t need to act..."
Gu Yuan was suddenly taken aback by her words and hurried to explain.
But Sword Fox Immortal had already floated away and returned above the clouds.
Seeing this, Gu Yuan sighed slightly in his heart but also understood that Senior Sister wasn’t truly angry, but concerned he might fail to break through the formation, damaging his spirit.
There were many such cases, where many prodigies, famous from a young age, fell into despair after facing setbacks.
But until now in his cultivation, the opportunities he encountered were too many to describe, not acting without purpose.
"Yunyang, does this mean the first round is over?"
At this moment, Master Hong Lie spoke, asking Master Yunyang.
Master Yunyang didn’t even lift his eyelids and directly replied, "In the first round, your Thousand Scripture Pavilion wins!"
This bet was precisely to build a bridge for Gu Yuan, and Master Yunyang wouldn’t stop anything he did.
Whether he was worth cultivating, or could seize the opportunity, depended solely on Gu Yuan.
"Hahaha, very well then!"
"In that case, let’s proceed to the second round!"
Upon hearing this, Master Hong Lie laughed heartily.
Fortunately, he had bestowed the "Blood Soul Sorrow Heart Seal" in advance, creating a swift killing move. Otherwise, they might not have won this round.
As Master Hong Lie spoke, Wan Guling also stepped down with a pale face.
Seeing Wan Guling’s helpless and pale expression, Gu Yuan’s previous thoughts dissipated, and he turned his gaze to the short man striding forward.
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
The short man seemed small in stature, but each step he took produced a massive rumble, as if a giant were stepping forward.
As he stepped onto the Cloud Platform step by step, a thousand-zhang tall Eight-armed Demon God’s shadow slowly condensed behind him, its scarlet eyes carrying a bloodthirsty aura.
With demon clouds swirling, fierce winds howling, the heavens and earth changed colors, the entire Cloud Platform seemed to turn into a Demon Realm.
But the answer to it all was merely Gu Yuan’s finger breaking through the void.
"Boom!"
Unlike the dispersed sword lights of Sword Fox Immortal, spreading like a rain of millions of swords, Gu Yuan’s single finger unleashed only one sword light.
Only at his fingertip, as if pinching a Great Sun, did the resplendent light pierce the clouds in an instant, slashing through the boundless Demon Realm, crashing down upon the short man’s head.